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WhatsApp Pay India Debut May Face Delay
WhatsApp Pay India Debut May Face Delay
October 09, 2019  |  International

In India, a delay for WhatsApp Pay? Reports came Wednesday (Oct. 9) from the Business Standard, and through Money Control, that there are compliance issues...

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Attentive Retail Messaging Startup Lands $40M For Staffing Growth
Attentive Retail Messaging Startup Lands $40M For Staffing Growth
August 13, 2019  |  Investments

Retail messaging startup Attentive has announced it’s raised a $40 million Series B investment led by Sequoia. Existing investors Bain Capital Ventures, Eniac Ventures and...

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Slack CEO Weighs In On The End Of (Some) Email 
Slack CEO Weighs In On The End Of (Some) Email 
June 20, 2019  |  IPO

Is the era of email coming to an end? Maybe — and maybe in several years. Slack CEO and Co-Founder Stewart Butterfield was quoted by...

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WhatsApp Founder Leaves Company Over Facebook Data Strategy
WhatsApp Founder Leaves Company Over Facebook Data Strategy
May 01, 2018  |  Facebook

The co-founder of WhatsApp, a messaging service owned by Facebook, announced he is leaving the company. Jan Koum, who co-founded WhatsApp with Brian Acton, is...

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Google And Amazon Casualties Of Russia’s Telegram Ban
Google And Amazon Casualties Of Russia’s Telegram Ban
April 18, 2018  |  Amazon

Russia is making good on its threat to ban Telegram by blocking IP addresses owned by Google and Amazon, saying they were being used by...

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Telegram Set To Break ICO Record At $850M
Telegram Set To Break ICO Record At $850M
March 01, 2018  |  Investments

As it seeks to build a payment platform using the blockchain, Telegram Group Inc. is tripling the price of coins in its initial coin offering...

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